Background documents
| PRACTICA works on sharing knowledge on small scale technologies. For this purpose, PRACTICA publishes useful articles that relate to the technologies PRACTICA is working on. All articles are available in the original format and are not edited by PRACTICA.
Articles and background documentation from are categorized according to our field of work |
Pumps & Filters |
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Ceramic water filters |
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Marketing first: Getting ceramic pot filters to the target groupField note; D.J. Stuurman Marketing first: Getting ceramic pot filters to the target group pdf (1,4 MB) |
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The Influence of Social Marketing on Adoption of Social Innovations: A Dyadic Study on Ceramic Pot FiltersThesis; Dirk Jaap Stuurman, Msc. The Influence of Social Marketing on Adoption of Social Innovations pdf (6,4 MB) |
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Ceramic water purifier Cambodia field testIDE Working Paper No. 1 |
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Ceramic silver impregnated pot filters for household drinking water treatment in developing countriesMSc thesis Doris van Halem; November 2006 Ceramic silver impregnated pot filters for household drinking water treatment pdf (2.9MB) |
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Independent Appraisal of Ceramic Water Filtration Interventions in CambodiaFinal Report; Joe Brown and Mark Sobsey Submitted to UNICEF – Cambodia, 5 May 2006 Independent Appraisal of Ceramic Water Filtration Interventions in Cambodia pdf (346kB) |
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Pumps |
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Drilling & Wells |
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The impact of manual drilling for the construction of sustainable water-points in Chad; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITACase study; 12 pages |
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Sustainable transfer of manual well driling to the private sector in Niger; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITACase study; 8 pages |
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The case for manual drilling in Africa; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITATechnical note; 2 pages |
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Professionalizing manual drilling in Africa; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITA2_Professionalizing manual drilling in Africa; PRACTICA English pdf 2_Professionalizing manual drilling in Africa; PRACTICA French pdf |
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Selection of well construction methods; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITATechnical note; 2 pages |
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Manual drilling techniques; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITATechnical note; 2 pages |
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Mapping the potential for manual drilling; PRACTICA, UNICEF, Enterprise Works/VITATechnical note; 2 pages |
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Energy |
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Solar pumps |
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Water pompen met zonnestoomArticle in the Dutch newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad about the PRACTICA Solar thermal irrigation pump. text: Bart van den Dikkenberg |
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Fuel efficient pump sets |
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Technology, innovation and promotion in practice; pumps, channels and wellsReducing fuel consumption, emissions and costsGert Jan Bom; Ibrahim Hafeez ur Rehman; David van Raalten; Rajeshwar Mishra; Frank van Steenbergen |
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Negotiating Technology; The role of local technicians in North – South technology transfer in North Bengal, IndiaMSc thesis; Jan Nederstigt 2005 |
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Small scale irrigation |
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Lessons Learned in the Development of Smallholder Private Irrigation for High- Value Crops in West AfricaS. Abric, M. Sonou, B. Augeard, F. Onimus, D. Durlin, A. Souma ila, and F. Ga dElle June 2011 This Publication is a sub product of a large study co-implemented by PRACTICA since 2009. It represents the most updated reference of moment on the small scale private irrigation in West Africa. It gives an idea on the way forward to develop the SSI built on the lessons learnt during these three last decades. Experience that can be useful in others countries. |
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Capitalisation d’expériences sur le développement de la petite irrigation privée pour des productions à haute valeur ajoutée en Afrique de l’OuestStéphan Abric Moise Sonou Août 2010 |
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